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There has been a concerted push to increase the numbers of people using our cities at night over the last few years. Night time economies have come under pressure in big cities like Sydney where controversial lock out laws are still in place in response to a rise in alcohol-fuelled violence in the ...

A new task force is being established to tackle low rates of employment for Australians with a disability. The Federal Government's announcement coincided with the release of a report highly critical of the way the National Disability Insurance Scheme is working. Yesterday on RN Breakfast, we ...

Political analysts say the Commonwealth has little relevance despite the enduring nostalgia for the British connection. The Commonwealth Games and royal tours still draw the crowds in former colonies. But is the Commonwealth on borrowed time? In 2016 Selina Tusitala Marsh was the ...

For decades we've focused on the right of American politics George W. Bush and the rise of the Tea Party, Bill and Hilary Clinton who represented the corporate side of the Democratic party. While this sifted slightly with the election of the first African America President, Barak Obama - since the ...

In this episode Dr Benjamin Moffitt examines the role social media has played in the rise of populist politics. Also, what responsibility should technology companies have in preventing the misuse of social media by political extremists. Dr Moffitt is a political scientist at the Australian ...